#pens

Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life. ↗

— Eddie Slovik

#had #happens #i #life #luck

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. ↗

— Adam Smith

#another #barter #common #exchange #found

If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's wage - in praise or pudding, whichever happens to suit your taste. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#day #fair #get #happens #praise

When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of 'Peter Pan' for the school play. They didn't use it - I imagine it was unperformable - but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#came #captain #doing #eight #everyone

Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again. ↗

— Delia Smith

#equipment #expensive #good #items #kitchen

For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#builds #crowds #day #dream #every

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet. ↗

— Huston Smith

#celtic #could #language #onto #opens

If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#britain #decent #enable #enjoy #hard

The man in 4B wondered if he could have your autograph. He told me his daughter is a huge fan.” Fan? What the hell? Dylan lifted himself up and looked over the back of his seat. Since when did covert operators have fans? ↗

— Tara Janzen

#funny #humour #romance #romantic-suspense #funny

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#happens #right #something #special #timing